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Originally Posted by Smalls
Sorry, I was using the names that most people are familiar with. The accepted name of oystergrass is Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), and the accepted name of wiregrass is marshhay cordgrass (Spartina patens).
The Spartinas are more salt hardy species. The difference is, S. alterniflora can tolerate more water than S. patens can. The two forms dominant different parts of the marsh. Patens typically dominates high marsh, Alterniflora dominates the lower marsh. In an natural setting, Patens will be limited in where it grows by water, while it will limit where Alterniflora can grow.
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I think most people that fish and hunt around Southwest LA know that there are plants that are more or less susceptible to saltwater intrusion... we may not know all the technical stuff but I think we get the gist.
Onward with the discussion!!
